Closure of ‘look alike’ debt advice websites sought by Office of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading has told 11 financial management businesses with ‘look alike’ websites posing as official or charity advice sites to close them down immediately, and is warning consumers to take care when searching for debt advice online.
The sites use similar or slightly amended domain names which imply that they are affiliated to organisations such as Citizens Advice, Advice UK, National Debtline or the Consumer Credit Counselling Service. Some of the website names also imply that they have some official status or sanction from the Government.
Parts of the content of these ‘look alike’ websites are often copied from legitimate sites offering free advice, despite the companies involved charging fees.
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